Lets Go Drifting....just Bought A 240sx

Needed a car with a/c for the summer badly.I came up on a 1989 240sx hatchback for $900 in perfect running condition w/only a few imperfections in the body and the a/c is cold enough to run you out of the car.I think it will make a cool beater for a while.My civic is cool to drive but this humid heat in NC sucks....

An Rb26 is somewhat of a swap. Not really because of the complexity, but because of the overall price of everything.

It costs well over 9-10 grand. Even doing just the RWD and single turbo it costs that much. AWD costs just go up from there. And keeping the twin setup is a little bit of a bitch b/c of the steering linkage gets in the way(but you can swap to rhd to solve that I think, or adjust it).

dude, i'll buy that from you in a couple months!!!! take some pics of course

i missed this thread when it was first posted up i guess...

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as for the rb26dett, it doesn't work well, due to the twin turbo deisgn. and the rb25det manifold doesn't fit the rb26, so it makes it epxpensive to convert to single turbo as well.
i can get the rb25det shipped to my door for 3500 compelte with rear end and body/clip, and i need a $60 bracket, and a couple 100 bucks in solder

Just get an SR20DET or a CA18DET, the RB is going to cause you far more trouble in instalation than either of the above mentioned. Both are also far easier to aquire and are nice and compact(compared to the RB) so somewhat easier to work with once it's in the engine bay. The RB26DETT won't install, at least not with the AWD transmission (assuming you can't do crazy chassis adjustments..blah blah blah) but you could put it in using an RB25 or RB20 transmission(both RWD). You'll need some custom mounts, a little wireing work(haha, little) and a different intake plenum, because the stock one doesnt usually(key word here) fit properly, and it's just a bitch to work on. There's a site that will make all the things you need to do the install for a pretty reasonable price, I can't remember it right now but contact me if you care and I'll try and find it. All in all, an SR or CA will be better for drifting due the rough 80-120lb weight differences in the engines, not that it wouldn't be awesome. Up here near Seattle there's a guy who is linking a ps13 240SX coupe chassis to a R32GTR front clip. A skyline engine in a 240 will always be the dream...or just a skyline.